I think telling abject lies as a politician should be a crime.
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nostr:npub189nhq0cw33243htm08c53vjvgc5letv7d9sgqtgqsn6fnx6dv8zs0fsatx The problem with allowing the government to infringe on the right to free speech is that it makes the government the arbiter of truth. Given the corruption, and bad faith of so many people in power, permitting them to determine what's true and what's not true is, IMO, a very dangerous proposition.
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"I think telling abject lies as a politician should be a crime."
Perhaps expand the criminalization of deceit to cover:
**Anyone in public service.**
The constitutional right to free speech is regulated for the military in significant ways, for instance. Maybe there are precedents?
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Immediate removal from office.
nostr:npub189nhq0cw33243htm08c53vjvgc5letv7d9sgqtgqsn6fnx6dv8zs0fsatx I've never reconciled myself to how truth-in-advertising doesn't apply to politics.